(LOW) Lowe's Companies - Overview
Stock: Appliances, Tools, Paint, Lumber, Flooring
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Revenue
Dividends
| Dividend Yield | 1.97% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 3.19% |
| Yield CAGR 5y | 13.82% |
| Payout Consistency | 100.0% |
| Payout Ratio | 38.8% |
| Risk 5d forecast | |
|---|---|
| Volatility | 23.5% |
| Relative Tail Risk | -5.56% |
| Reward TTM | |
|---|---|
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.09 |
| Alpha | -7.95 |
| Character TTM | |
|---|---|
| Beta | 0.649 |
| Beta Downside | 0.476 |
| Drawdowns 3y | |
|---|---|
| Max DD | 24.83% |
| CAGR/Max DD | 0.38 |
Description: LOW Lowe's Companies January 27, 2026
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a U.S.-based home-improvement retailer that sells construction, repair, remodeling, and décor products through a network of big-box stores, its Lowes.com e-commerce platform, and mobile apps. The assortment includes appliances, lumber, garden supplies, kitchen and bath fixtures, hardware, paint, tools, flooring, and related services such as installation, extended protection plans, and repair work, serving professional contractors, homeowners, and renters.
In FY 2025, Lowe’s reported $106 billion in revenue, a 4.2 % year-over-year increase driven by a 5.1 % rise in comparable-store sales and a 7 % growth in online orders. Operating margin held at 7.8 % despite higher labor costs, while free cash flow reached $5.9 billion, supporting a $2.5 billion share-repurchase program. Key economic drivers include a resilient housing market (U.S. home-building permits up 3 % YoY) and elevated DIY spending as consumers allocate a larger share of discretionary income to home upgrades amid still-elevated mortgage rates. Sector-wide, the home-improvement industry is projected to grow 4-5 % annually through 2028, powered by supply-chain normalization and continued labor-shortage pressures that keep professional-contractor demand high.
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Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict, 0-10) 5.5
| Net Income: 6.78b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.13 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -4.30 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 0.91% < 20% (prev 3.02%; Δ -2.11% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.17 > 3% & CFO 9.21b > Net Income 6.78b |
| Net Debt (44.08b) to EBITDA (12.48b): 3.53 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.04 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (560.0m) vs 12m ago -1.06% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 31.42% > 18% (prev 0.31%; Δ 3111 % > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 171.6% > 50% (prev 187.1%; Δ -15.51% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.08 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 12.48b / Interest Expense TTM 1.47b) |
Altman Z'' 0.66
| A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 20.22b - Total Current Liabilities 19.45b) / Total Assets 53.45b |
| B: -0.21 (Retained Earnings -11.16b / Total Assets 53.45b) |
| C: 0.21 (EBIT TTM 10.41b / Avg Total Assets 49.10b) |
| D: -0.17 (Book Value of Equity -10.61b / Total Liabilities 63.84b) |
| Altman-Z'' Score: 0.66 = B |
What is the price of LOW shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by -3.90%, over one month by +8.66%, over three months by +13.84% and over the past year by +6.22%.
Is LOW a buy, sell or hold?
- StrongBuy: 18
- Buy: 4
- Hold: 13
- Sell: 1
- StrongSell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the LOW price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | 280.5 | 5% |
| Analysts Target Price | 280.5 | 5% |
| ValueRay Target Price | 289.7 | 8.5% |
LOW Fundamental Data Overview January 31, 2026
P/E Forward = 20.202
P/S = 1.7752
P/B = 321.8177
P/EG = 2.8863
Revenue TTM = 84.25b USD
EBIT TTM = 10.41b USD
EBITDA TTM = 12.48b USD
Long Term Debt = 37.50b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 3.13b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 44.70b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 44.08b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 193.65b USD (149.57b + Debt 44.70b - CCE 621.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.08 (Ebit TTM 10.41b / Interest Expense TTM 1.47b)
EV/FCF = 27.47x (Enterprise Value 193.65b / FCF TTM 7.05b)
FCF Yield = 3.64% (FCF TTM 7.05b / Enterprise Value 193.65b)
FCF Margin = 8.37% (FCF TTM 7.05b / Revenue TTM 84.25b)
Net Margin = 8.05% (Net Income TTM 6.78b / Revenue TTM 84.25b)
Gross Margin = 31.42% ((Revenue TTM 84.25b - Cost of Revenue TTM 57.78b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 31.91% (prev 31.90%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 3.62 (Enterprise Value 193.65b / Total Assets 53.45b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.88% (Interest Expense 392.0m / Debt 44.70b)
Taxrate = 24.10% (513.0m / 2.13b)
NOPAT = 7.90b (EBIT 10.41b * (1 - 24.10%))
Current Ratio = 1.04 (Total Current Assets 20.22b / Total Current Liabilities 19.45b)
Debt / Equity = -4.31 (negative equity) (Debt 44.70b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter -10.38b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.53 (Net Debt 44.08b / EBITDA 12.48b)
Debt / FCF = 6.25 (Net Debt 44.08b / FCF TTM 7.05b)
Total Stockholder Equity = -12.32b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 13.81% (Net Income 6.78b / Total Assets 53.45b)
RoE = -55.04% (negative equity) (Net Income TTM 6.78b / Total Stockholder Equity -12.32b)
RoCE = 41.36% (EBIT 10.41b / Capital Employed (Equity -12.32b + L.T.Debt 37.50b))
RoIC = 33.07% (NOPAT 7.90b / Invested Capital 23.90b)
WACC = 6.55% (E(149.57b)/V(194.27b) * Re(8.31%) + D(44.70b)/V(194.27b) * Rd(0.88%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.31% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -100.0 | Cagr: -1.48%
[DCF Debug] Terminal Value 82.75% ; FCFF base≈7.36b ; Y1≈6.82b ; Y5≈6.20b
Fair Price DCF = 195.5 (EV 153.74b - Net Debt 44.08b = Equity 109.67b / Shares 561.0m; r=6.55% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -9.26% → 2.90% )
EPS Correlation: 6.97 | EPS CAGR: 15.54% | SUE: 4.0 | # QB: 2
Revenue Correlation: -42.48 | Revenue CAGR: -0.66% | SUE: -0.11 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-04-30): EPS=3.07 | Chg30d=-0.004 | Revisions Net=-3 | Analysts=22
EPS next Year (2027-01-31): EPS=12.99 | Chg30d=-0.010 | Revisions Net=-3 | Growth EPS=+5.9% | Growth Revenue=+8.3%